Collar-button.



E. LESCH.

COLLAR BUTTON.

APPucmoM mso SEPT. 1 i. |917.

1 ,271,1'82. Patented J u`1y 2, 1918.

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EDWARD rasoir, or New YORK, N. Y.

COLLAR-BUTTON.

, To aZZ 'whom 'it may concern:

Beit known that I, EDWARD Lnsorr, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and` zuseful Improvements in CollarButtons, ofwhich the following is a specification.k

AThis invention has relation to certain new and useful improvements incollar buttons and has for its primary object the provision of a lbutton -which may bey readilyk secured in positionand securely held inplacer after being passed through collar.

Anotherv object of the invention resides in the provision of a button ofthe above stated character which may bereadily .placed in positionwithout injury to the shirt-band or collar and which will be formed ofthe onv the forward end of the shank 1. i As the minimum number of partsof simple con.V struction.

yA further object ofthe invention resides in the provision of a buttonof the above stated character which will be constructed in such mannerthat the button maybe readily assembled, will be highly eiiicient in useand inexpensive to manufacture.

vWith these and other objects in view, as will be apparent as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction,combination and arrangement of coperating elements as will behereinafter more specifically set forth, pointed out in the claims andshown in the accompanying drawings. l

In the drawings forminga part of this application and in which similarreference charactersl designate corresponding parts through the severalviews,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved form of button in use,

Fig. 2' is an enlarged sectional view through the same,

Fig. 3 is a plane ofline 3-3 of Fig. 2 looking in the directionindicated by the arrows, and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the manner in which the button ispassed through the button hole. l

Referring more particularly to the drawings., l designates thek which isinclosed by a sleeve 2 which has a liange 3 formed upon its inner endand provided with a'radial inwardly directed slot A,

the parallel opposed walls 5 of the slot if being beveled on their upperfaces. kThis Specification of Letters Patent. Application med september11V, 1917. seriai No. 190,815.

the shirt-band and Y detail transverse section on ther shank of thebutton,

Patented July y2, i918,

will make it possible to readily thread the flange 3 through the buttonhole. ,The "y y flange 3 hask a central opening 6 through which theshank l. extends, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. It will also be seen. byreferring to this iigurethat they outer end y"i of the sleeve 2 isrolled back to receive the turned backedge 8 of the separatev head 9,which latter forms the end ofthe button.

Y Y The shank l is insertedin the sleeve Zand passed through the opening6 before the head1? is placed in position. 'Ihe reduced rear end 10 ofthe shank lis passed through `a back plate 11y and then riveted to thesame,

asshown at 412. A suitable spring l13l is engaged around the shank" lwithin the sleeve 2 and has one end bearing against. the flange 3 withinsaid sleevc2, while its opposite end bears against a iiange Vorcollary14 mounted spring 13is under tension, the back plate 11 will be drawntoward the flange 3.

In use, the head 9 and sleeve 2 are forced f through the button hole andthe button then turned to engage one of the beveled walls 5 with thebutton hole, wherebyy further rotay tion 0f the button will cause thewall to ypass through the button hole, as shown in Fig. A and as thebutton continues to rotate, the entire flange 3 will be drawn throughuntil the flange 3 rests upon one side of the materialV through whichthe button hole is formed and the back plate 1l engages the oppositeface, as shown clearly in Figs. 2 and 3k of the drawings. The spring 13will cause the flange 3 and back plate l1 to securely grip ftherebetween the material and thereby hold the button securely inVproper position. VIt will be obvious that vthev button may be passed inthis manner through a number of button holes to securetogetheroverlapped portions of a shirt-band or collar.

While the preferred embodiment of' the invention has been shown anddescribed, it

,will be understood that minor changes in the details of constructionand arrangement of parts may be resorted to within the scope of theappended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention orsacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

I claim 'i l. A collar button comprisinga shank, a back Yplate carriedbysaidV shank, an inclosing member-for said shank, said inclosing memberhaving aflange, and means engaged around said shanky within saidinclosing member to cause the flange of said inelosing member and saidback plate to grip a member through Which the button is engaged.

2. A collar button comprising a shank, a back' vplate Carried by saidshank, a sleeve surrounding said shank and Carrying a radially slottedflange adapted to be threaded through a button hole through Whiohothesleeve is engaged, a button head mounted on Jsaid sleeve,fand means fordrawing together said back plate and said flange of the sleeve.

3.A Collar button comprising a shank, a back plateon said shank, abutton hole entering member surrounding said shank, a slotted memberCarried by and forming a part of said button hole entering member, saidVslotted member being adapted to be threaded through the' button hole byrotation of the button hole entering member, means for causing saidslotted member and saidvbaek plate to' grip opposite faceslof thematerial through which the button hole is formed, and a head for saidbutton.

f 4:. A collar 'button comprising a sleeve having a flange formed at oneend and its opposite end rolled back, said flange having an inwardlydirected radial slot with bevele Walls Yto permit threading of theflange through a button hole upon rotation of the f sleeve, a back platefor cooperation with the flange to hold the button in position, meansfor forming resilient connections between said back plate and saidlange, and a head mounted on the turned back end ofsleeve having ailange formed on one end,

and meansfor forming a connection between said sleeve 'and said shank toCause the flange and the back plate to resiliently grip a memberpositioned between the same.

in presence of two witnesses;

, :A EDWARD LESCH. Y Witnesses: f e l WILLIAM S. TAMLER, 'JOHN E. BURCH.

ln testimony whereof I alliX my signature v Copies of this patent may beobtained for five cents each, by addressing 'che` Commissioner ofPatents, i y, Washington, D. 0.. v

